\E*pis"tro*phe\, n. [L., from Gr. ? a turning toward,
return, fr. ? to turn toward; 'epi` upon, to + ? to turn.]
(Rhet.)
A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word
or affirmation; e. g., ``Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they
Israelites? so am I.'' --2 Cor. xi. 22.